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Father’s Day celebrations are unique to each family. Some gather for a big celebration, while distance may keep others apart. Children who live far from their fathers can still make the holiday special, even if they can’t be with Dad in person this June.
If you’re miles away from a father, grandfather, or stepfather this Father’s Day, there are still meaningful ways to celebrate.
Connect digitally. If you can’t share a meal in person, use video chat apps like Zoom or FaceTime to connect.
Sharing a virtual meal while chatting and laughing can still make the day feel special.
Give gifts that keep on giving. Subscription boxes remain popular, from grilling spices and gourmet coffee to snack boxes and cheese-of-the-month clubs. These gifts offer a
monthly reminder of your appreciation.
Consider virtual experiences. Many shoppers are choosing unique gifts over traditional ones. A virtual whiskey tasting or an online master class you can enjoy together over video call can create lasting memories.
Personalize gifts for Dad. A monogrammed golf bag, custom photo book, or travel gear tied to one of Dad’s hobbies shows extra thought and care.
Plan a trip together. If Father’s Day can’t be spent together, schedule a future outing like a concert, ballgame, or weekend trip centered around one of Dad’s passions.
Distance may affect Father’s Day celebrations, but with some planning and modern gifting ideas, any dad can feel celebrated and loved.
Small business owners no doubt recognize the value of repeat customers, but few may recognize just how valuable such customers can be to their bottom lines. A study from researchers at Harvard Business School found that a customer’s eighth purchase was an average of 80 percent higher than his or her first purchase. In addition, a survey from the strategic planning, marketing and sales consultants Altfeld,
Inc. found that the probability of selling to an existing customer is between 60 and 70 percent, while that probability shrinks to as low as 5 percent for new customers. Customer retention strategies like offering superior customer service and seeking input from customers can help small businesses generate more repeat customers, which can greatly improve their chances for long-term success.
ALL JUNE DURING GALLERY HOURS
11:00AM-4:00PM
RAINBOW SCAVENGER HUNT
At the Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Main St. in Cold Spring Harbor. Find all the colors in the rainbow in the gallery for a prize! Included with Admission. For more information, please call Cristina Ainslie at 631-367-3418
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17th
5:00PM
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: GOLDEN GROOVES CONCERT
JESSE GARRON'S TRIBUTE TO ELVIS
The Town of Babylon hosts its 2026 Summer Concert Series at the Tanner Park Bandshell, 400 Baylawn Avenue in Copiague. Join us for an evening of live music as part of the Town of Babylon’s Summer Concert Series. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy a great night of entertainment. Weather permitting. For more information, please visit https://townofbabylonny.gov/ calendar.aspx
SATURDAY, JUNE 20th
9:00AM-1:00PM
AMITYVILLE FARMER'S MARKET
The Amityville Farmer's Market runs Saturday mornings on the Great Lawn at 25 Broadway in Amityville, next to the historic First United Methodist Church. The Amityville Farmer’s Market is sponsored by the Bay Village Civic Association. There will be a local farmer, and many vendors. For more information,
MAKE A SUBMISSION! Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event date and will run free of charge on a space available basis. For more information, please call 631.226.2636 x275 or send events to editorial@longislandmediagroup.com
contact amityfarmers market @ gmail.com or bayvillagecivic@aol. com.
10:00AM-4:00PM
KING'S PARK DAY CRAFT AND STREET FAIR
Kings Park main Street, 1 Main Street in Kings Park. King Park Day is located on Main Street and the municipal parking lot. Traditional street fair with over 100 craft and gift vendors, food trucks, games, rides. Vendors have the option to have their vehicle at the booth in the municipal lot or a space in the street. For more information, please call 631-885-1267
thru SUNDAY, JUNE 21st
5:00PM-11:00PM Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri.; 4:00PM-11:00PM Thurs. 3:00PM-11:00PM Sat. - Sun. LONG ISLAND FUNFEST
At Suffolk County Community College, 485 Wicks Road in Brentwood. Long Island's largest fair is back with family entertainment including dazzling Saturday night Fireworks by Grucci, exciting midway rides and games for all ages, and favorite fair food. For More Information, please call 866666-3247 or Long Island FunFest
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24th
3:30PM-8:00PM NY BLOOD DRIVE
Christ Lutheran Church, 117 Carleton Ave. in Islip Terrace. For more information, please call 631-581-1710
6:00PM
SUMMER SOLSTICE WALKING TOUR
Bayport Blue Point Heritage Association's Frank Giebfried will be your guide for an evening stroll that marks the beginning of the summer season. This is a BBP Library program and you need to register with the library to join the walking tour. There are 2 dates available and space is limited. You can register by phone by calling the library at 631-363-6133 and dial 3 for the main desk. The tour will last about 2 hours.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27th
12:00PM-9:30PM
UFOlogy: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS AT THE CRADLE
Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard in Garden City. UFOlogy is a one-day family event blending STEM education, aviation history, science fiction, and drone technology, culminating in the Museum’s inaugural 300-drone nighttime show. For more information, please call 516-572-4066
SUNDAY, JUNE 28th
12:00PM-5:00PM
EMPOWERED SUMMER FESTIVAL Free Admission. Over 100 Vendors, Psychics, Healers, 8 Food trucks,Adopt a Pet, Music. 759 Long Island Avenue, Deer Park. For more information, please call 516-639-6903
In an effort to help protect diamondback terrapins, Oyster Bay Town Clerk Richard LaMarca announces that the Town and Friends of the Bay are co-hosting a Terrapin conservation and Beach Cleanup Day on Saturday, June 20th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Centre Island Beach in Bayville.
“The Town of Oyster Bay joined forces with Friends of the Bay to launch ‘Team Terrapin,’ to help protect the Diamondback Terrapin turtle, as this small species lives in fresh or brackish waters in our Town,” said Town Clerk LaMarca. “These turtles, which have distinctive diamond-shaped rings covering their shells, have a near-threatened conservation status and we are working with our environmental partners and local volunteers to help protect this vulnerable species.”
During this Terrapin conservation and Beach Cleanup Day, volunteers will be trained to identify signs of nesting terrapins and briefed on how to collect data. The event features a beach cleanup and tours of nesting sites.
“We feel it is our duty to
protect and bring awareness to this vulnerable and important species that is native to our area and we are inviting volunteers to help us gain a better understanding of the current status of the Oyster Bay diamondback terrapin population,” said Christine Suter, executive director of Friends of the Bay.
Terrapin monitoring will take place for four to six weeks after the event and Team Terrapin volunteers will be encouraged to sign up for half-hour or one-hour monitoring shifts during weekdays and weekends. This is an excellent citizen science opportunity for people of all ages. Community service hours and certificates of participation will be provided upon request.
Terrapins can be found
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along the northern shore of Oyster Bay, especially at Centre Island Beach, with a large population at the head of Mill Neck Creek near Beaver Dam. To register for the event, volunteers should visit www.friendsofthebay. org/terrapin-monitoring.
For more information, please email info@ friendsofthebay.org.
Aging men and women may be tempted to eschew home cooking entirely. After all, there are plenty of convenient frozen or take-out foods available that can be whipped up in a snap. However, there are certain benefits to cooking your own meals. John Moore, DO, an Aetna medical director and senior health specialist, says that cooking can be good for helping to stave off cognitive decline. Dr. Moore notes that, when cooking, the mind is put to use following a recipe and learning new skills and tasks. Furthermore, cooking for oneself can boost seniors’ selfconfidence, reassuring them that they can handle an important daily task without having to rely on their family for meals. As long as it is deemed safe (i.e., no sign of cognitive decline), seniors should be encouraged to continue cooking.
Take pride in how far you’ve come, have faith in how far you can go and never forget to enjoy the journey!
As advocates for each other’s success, Massapequa High School seniors Kathleen Cooney and Meghan Walsh are seeing the results of their hard work and mutual encouragement. ey were recently named the topranked graduates for the Class of 2026.
Kathleen, the valedictorian with a 101.104 grade point average, attended Birch Lane Elementary School. She has taken 13 Advanced Placement courses and particularly enjoyed her science and history classes.
As a sophomore, she started the Wellness Club, and is also a member of the Spanish Club, eld hockey and ag football teams, and National, Art and Spanish honor societies. Kathleen works as a lifeguard in the summers, gives swimming lessons, has volunteered at the Massapequa Fire Department’s blood drive, and tutors high school students in geometry and middle school students in math.
Meghan is the salutatorian with a 100.935 GPA. e Fair eld Elementary School graduate has enrolled in 12 Advanced Placement courses, with math and French being
her favorite subjects. Meghan also took College Art of Baking and College Creative Food Preparation classes, and now uses the skills she learned to make customized cakes. She is president of the French Club, Key Club and Mathletes, a member of Chiefs Challenge and Students Against Destructive Decisions, and was inducted into the National and French honor societies. Outside
of school, she coaches gymnastics. Sitting in her anatomy class, Kathleen was called down to the guidance o ce and brought to Principal Barbara Lowell’s o ce. With her parents on the phone, she learned that she earned the top rank in her class. Meghan was in her college psychology class when she got the call to come down for the good news.
A er high school, Kathleen wants to enroll in a physician assistant program in which she would earn both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees within seven years. She aspires to be a physician’s assistant in a maternity unit. Meghan plans to double major in both mathematics and French, and wants to pursue a career as a mathematician. She hopes to live for at least a few years in France, a country
she is planning to visit next summer.
Valedictorian and salutatorian are among the many accolades they have earned. Both students are AP Scholars with Distinction and have been consistently named to the Principal’s Honor Roll. Kathleen is a scholar athlete, was selected to the High School National Academic Squad and will earn an AP Capstone Diploma. Meghan
received the College Board National School Recognition Award and was a silver medalist in the Le Grand Concours National French Exam, placing 15th overall in the nation among Level 4 students.
Kathleen and Meghan are grateful for the many opportunities o ered at Massapequa High School from rigorous courses to a wide variety of clubs and sports. ey also credit their teachers who have been very supportive and go above and beyond to help their students. “Kathleen and Meghan are the epitome of Massapequa High School students,” Ms. Lowell said. “ ey embody the ve competencies of a Massapequa Learner and Leader. Excelling in the classroom and in extracurriculars, these two young women have made the most out of what Massapequa High School has to o er. eir perseverance in their studies, dedication to our school and commitment to our community make us very proud. We congratulate them and wish them only the best as the embark on the next chapter of their journey.”
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Supervisor Joseph Saladino and members of the Town Board announce the return of “Music Under the Stars” – a free summer concert series – which kicks off on Tuesday, July 7th and features a wide variety of genres ranging from country to rock. All concerts begin at 8pm unless otherwise noted below. For comfort, residents may bring blankets, chairs and coolers. Performances are subject to change and will be held weather permitting.
For additional information, call (516) 7977925, visit the Town’s website at www. oysterbaytown.com/summer or Facebook page @TownofOysterBay.
Programming is made possible through the generous support of sponsors, including Steel Equities, Gold Coast Studios, Good Old Gold, Extreme Auto Body, Action Auto Wreckers, Complete Basement Systems, D & D Auto Clinic, The Gucciardo Law Firm, Catholic Health St. Joseph Hospital, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Tragar Fuel Oil Co and Friends of the Community Service Department, and through media support by : News12 Long Island, KJOY 98.3, WHLI 104.7 FM, WALK 97.5, THE SHARK 94.3, THE WOLF 103.1.
The Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council (NSHC) announces a $2,000 scholarship for college juniors/seniors or post graduate students who are studying Journalism, Marketing/Communications, or Healthcare Administration. (The scholarship is not for clinical-based study.)
The Ann Marie Brown Memorial Scholarship honors the late Ann Marie Brown, who served as vice president for government and public relations for the Hospital Council from 1983 to 1993. The scholarship is administered by the Hospital Council’s Communications Committee.
Filing deadline is June 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM. For more information and an application go to the NSHC scholarship page or call 631-334-8321.
About the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council (NSHC)
The Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council represents the not-for-profit and public hospitals on Long Island. It works in conjunction with the Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State to advance legislative and regulatory priorities. NSHC serves as the local and collective voice of hospitals on Long Island.
Nutritious diets have long been touted as essential components of healthy lifestyles. Many people have a tendency to view diet as something that’s purely physical, associating the foods they eat with how they look and how much energy they have. While accurate, it doesn’t paint the full picture of just how big and positive an impact healthy diets can have on overall health. In regard to healthy diets, it’s hard to dispute the effectiveness of the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet focuses on plantbased foods and, as a result, includes lots of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and olive oil. The diet is so healthy that the World Health Organization even recognizes it as a healthy, sustainable dietary pattern.
The New Orleans Musicians Clinic reports that listening to jazz music can expand blood vessels by up to 30 percent. Widening of blood vessels increases blood flow and lowers blood pressure. Maintaining a healthy blood pressure is important, as the Mayo Clinic notes that unchecked high blood pressure can lead to complications such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and/or dementia.
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Birch Lane Elementary School (41 Birch Lane, Massapequa Park)
Tues. June 23 (7:30PM-9:00PM), Wed. June 24 (7:30PM-9:00PM)
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For boys/girls interested in BASEBALL. Players MUST be 4 prior to Sept. 1, 2026 and cannot be older than 13 prior to Sept. 1, 2026 to be eligible for our program
Players who HAVE NOT participated in the Coast League during one of our Fall or Spring Seasons in the past, MUST provide an original Raised Seal Birth Certificate.
All Players MUST be Massapequa or Massapequa Park residents, who reside SOUTH of Sunrise Highway. ALL NEW REGISTRANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE RESIDENCY VERIFICATION.
FALL BALL REGISTRATION OPEN TO PLAYERS FROM MASSAPEQUA INTERNATIONAL LITTLE LEAGUE
AGES NOTED BELOW IS THE AGE CHILD WILL BE PRIOR TO SEPT. 1, 2026
MAXIMUM FEE PER FAMILY FOR FALL REGISTRATION IS $325
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